# Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003, Paragraph 16: Power to stop and search vehicles etc in authorised areas

Extent: N.I.

(1) A CSO shall, in any authorised area, have all the powers of a constable in uniform by virtue of section 47A(2)(a) and (d), (3)(b) and (6) of the Terrorism Act 2000 (powers of stop and search)—
(a) to stop and search vehicles;
(b) to search anything in or on a vehicle or anything carried by the driver of a vehicle or any passenger in a vehicle;
(c) to search anything carried by a pedestrian; and
(d) to seize and retain anything which is discovered in the course of a search carried out by him or by a constable by virtue of any provision of section 47A(2) or (3) of that Act and which he reasonably suspects may constitute evidence that the vehicle concerned is being used for the purposes of terrorism or (as the case may be) that the person concerned is a person falling within section 40(1)(b) of that Act .
(2) References to a constable in subsections (4) and (5) of section 47A of, and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 6B to, that Act (which relate to the exercise of those powers) shall have effect in relation to the exercise of any of those powers by a CSO as references to a CSO.
(3) A CSO shall not exercise any power of stop, search or seizure by virtue of this paragraph except in the company, and under the supervision, of a constable.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/6/schedule/2A/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-2003/schedule-2A/paragraph-16
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